Jonathon Webb
| Jonathon Webb | |
|---|---|
 Jonathon Webb, pictured in 2013 | |
| Nationality |
 Australian |
| V8 Supercar Record | |
| Car number | 19 |
| Current team | Tekno Autosports |
| Series championships | 0 |
| Races | 133 |
| Race wins | 3 |
| Podium finishes | 6 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| 2015 Championship position | 30th (699 pts) |
Jonathon Webb (born 10 December 1983 in Castle Hill, New South Wales[1]) is an Australian motor racing driver and team owner of Tekno Autosports.
Racing history
Early career
Webb, a former BMX bicycle racing champion, first came to national attention racing Porsches out of the family run Tekno Autosports team which had previously operated racing cars for his father Steve. Webb spent several years racing in the Australian Carrera Cup Championship finishing eighth in the inaugural 2003 series. Webb's best run with Carrera Cup was third place in the 2005 series. The following year Webb made his debut in V8 Supercar as an endurance race co-driver for Marcus Marshall in the Paul Cruickshank Racing prepared Ford BF Falcon.
V8 Supercars
For 2007 Webb focused full-time on V8 Supercar racing, taking the family Tekno Autosport team into the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series with Stone Brothers Racing preparing a Ford Falcon. Webb finished fourth in his first season, improving to third in 2008. In 2009 Webb moved to the MW Motorsport team, a professional Fujitsu Series team for an assault on the championship. In the second half of the series Webb won six out of the last seven races in the season in an irresistible charge to the championship crown. Webb began his association with Dick Johnson Racing in 2009, taking part in his fourth season as an endurance race co-driver in the V8 Supercar Championship Series.
Webb continued this involvement into 2010, having secured a former Britek Motorsport Racing Entitlement Contract for the Tekno Autosport team. Tekno formed a technical alliance with Dick Johnson Racing with Webb's car to effectively become the team's third car, although ownership of the franchise will remain with the Webb family. Tekno secured race number 19 from the Sieders Racing Team to use for 2010, to match DJR's existing cars, 17 (Steven Johnson) and 18 (James Courtney). Mother energy drink became the major sponsor of the #19 Ford from the 2010 Sucrogen Townsville 400. Webb won his first V8 Supercar race on the Saturday at the Sydney 500 in wet conditions.
For the 2011 season Tekno Autosports was re-established as an independent racing team and sourced a Holden Commodore from Triple Eight Race Engineering. The team gradually moved forward, expanding to a second car in 2012 and returning to the results Webb was scoring in 2010 when DJR was at its most recent peak. Following the 2013 season, the team downgraded to a single car, leaving Webb without a full-time drive. He continued to drive for the team in the newly-formed Enduro Cup alongside Shane Van Gisbergen in subsequent years, including winning a race at the Gold Coast 600 in both 2014 and 2015.
GT
Jonathon Webb won the Dubai 24 Hour in 2008, alongside Craig Baird, Klark Quinn and Tony Quinn in a Porsche 997 GT3-RSR. In 2016 he won the Bathurst 12 Hour in a McLaren 650S entered by Tekno Autosports, alongside Van Gisbergen and Álvaro Parente.
Career results
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Steve Owen |
Winner of the V8Supercar Development Series 2009 |
Succeeded by Steve Owen |
References
- ↑ "Teams & Drivers: Driver - Jonathon Webb". Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series. Retrieved 20 January 2010.